As we await the announcement Thursday of the semifinalists for the James Beard Awards, here's an event that's loaded with Beard nominees and award winners: Women in the Kitchen: Legends, Mentors and Friends. The dinner is Sunday, March 18 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Lake Meadow Naturals in Ocoee.

They will collaborate on a four-course seated dinner served on the grounds of the popular farm. Tickets are $150 per person ($125 for James Beard Foundation Members) with proceeds going to advance the foundation's support of women in the culinary industry.

It's Taco Tuesday. And also Fat Tuesday. So I was hoping for some Fat Tacos. Taco Gras, if you will.

So I headed over the the area of town that is still not officially designated the Hourglass District to try out a new place called Cilantro's Taqueria. It's in a small group of storefronts that also holds the oddly named businesses Hair Partners and Ambrose the Printer. The latter always makes me think of a medieval scribe.

Cilantro's is charming. I have no idea what was in this space before, even though I've passed by this corner several times a week for more than 25 years. It might have been a wonderful business, but even without knowing, I'd say Cilantro's is an improvement.

When you think about Valentine's Day, you think about romantic restaurants. But what comprises a romantic restaurant is a very subjective matter. And so it's difficult to make a recommendation because what I consider romantic may not be what you think of for an intimate dinner.

For me, it's a quiet atmosphere, someplace where you can have a conversation without having to shout over the noise of the restaurant, or a place so cramped that your neighbors can hear all of your sweet nothings meant only for your sweetie's ear.

But a romantic restaurant might be something entirely different for you. Maybe it's the restaurant where you had your first date. Even if that's a place as crowded and loud as, say, Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood, going back there might be very romantic.

If you don't have a special restaurant and you're trying to come up with one to take your Valentine to, keep some things in mind.

It's the Chow Hound Report! A roundup of the week's restaurant reviews and news from Scott Joseph's Orlando Restaurant Guide. This week: The Glass Knife and F&D Kitchen; another stereotypical start for an Orlando article; a beginning discussion on improving service in the area, and more.